Careful, it's addictive. The first week I had it, I had to retrieve it from my recycle bin half a dozen times.

Nice making-of, too, which is new.

Well done.

I didn't make this, this is something that a friend sent the link to me. I just thought that people would enjoy it. LMAO at the test part.

This short was done for the DVXUSER.COM FEB FILM FEST; the rules were simple:

Incorporate a box of chocolates into the theme. Turn it up or use headphones. Hope you enjoy.

Right Click and Save As Please:

http://outlandpictures.com/movies/Luper.mov

OK all. What do you think?

Just don't rip me apart :o)

I just learned how to use my NLE about 4 days ago.


Please click on the movie named "For Good or for Awesome"

http://www.bohoc.org/shorts.htm/

Thanks :o)

**edit**

Oh, I just noticed I forgot to put the name of the movie on there. oh boy.

Great short. I really liked the editing and the acting was better than in so many of the shorts I've seen. You shot that on a DVX, right?

Yes. DVX100 24pa

Thanks for the comments. : )

maybe its just me, but that url isnt working...

I think they used a GL2. At least one of the production shots showed that camera.

nope, it's not you.

try this.

http://www.bohoc.org/shorts.htm

I am quite the fan of outland pictures since I first saw the original Undead Nation short. I think there was quite a bit of improvement. It has a really nice, professional feel to it. I really liked the opening shot that I assume was done with some sort of crane, or a very smooth moving tall person. I laughed several times, the feeding chocolates scene as well as when he was on the phone. And the "Ass on a stick" comment was gold. I was impressed with the shot selection, there was a really good variety, close ups and meduims, things in the foreground, it all kept it interesting, and it was well cut together. I also think the music complemented it very well. Only thing I can think of I would have done differently is to have fed the zombie the guy alive, rather than killing him and dumping the body in there. That's all and overall I really liked it! Good work, can't wait for the next.

Cute film.

One piece of advise I had heard which works well is to record ambient sound from the room and play this in periods when you have credits and what not that does not have a sound track. This removes the awkward dead silence that you would otherwise hear.

Regards,

Geoff

hehe. Thanks for the tip. I was pretty much just doing something so I can get practice on doing titles. I figured, what the heck.. if I can make it sort of funny then even better. :)

I can loop the ambient sound too, good idea.

<<<-- Originally posted by Bryan McCullough : I think they used a GL2. At least one of the production shots showed that camera. -->>>

I agree, it wasn't a PD150, but a GL2 (if offcourse they used only one cam)

LoL, that was great. I can understand all the issues you might have had with the actors, since the scene was too elaborate.

Maybe you were a bit over your head? :)

Nice... this is the kind of movie that works best on the web. People watch it because it's funny, not because of the 'film look' or stuff like that.

yeah, those actors.. boy are they picky.

Thank you! Always nice to hear encouraging remarks.

1. The opening was indeed a crane
2. The "A on a Stick" was my brother Ad-Libbing for me; I told him "Call my home machine and levae a message as if you were a Landlord and you have had complaints of the smells." He did great.
3. Feeding the body alive would have been epic; we were sp pressed for time however.

Thanks again for the comments; and more Undead Films are coming; and hopefully they will continue to be better and better. (Still learning) :)

John

Hey guys, I haven't posted here in a long time.

Anyways, I filmed/edited a standup comedy dvd with a bunch of comedians - Robert Kelly, Colin Quinn, Jim Norton, Dov Davidoff, Dan Naturman, Mark Cohen, Steve Byrne, Sherrod Small. We also got tons of bonus material from people who didn't perform - Dane Cook, Opie & Anthony, Charlie Murphy, Donnell Rawlings, Bill Burr, Seymour Butts, Robert Shapiro, Godfrey, Ardie Fuqua.

2000 copies are being sent over to Iraq and other locations where our troops are stationed. The DVD is only available to people in the military or families of people in the military and has been completely non-profit.

I have some clips and screenshots up on my site -

www.bichutskyfilms.com or check out the offical site www.fullmetalcomedy.com

I would appreciate any and all feedback.

Thanks guys,
Kirill

A realtor called me a few weeks ago and was interested in producing home tour videos to help sell his properties. Then I called him back recently for a follow up and he had found this company, Glide Tours. Companies like these guys are killing us. They are hurting themselves as well because the only place they have to go is down in their rate because they set such a low high mark to begin with. The production value is not exactly top shelf either.


Scroll down to package #3 for the demo
www.glidetour.com/members


Main Site
www.glidetour.com

There is a new show premiering on A&E this Sunday that is getting some great reviews. It is called Intervention and is right down to the point about people with serious addictions. I was one of 3 camera operators on an episode shot last week in Atlanta. One of the great things about this shoot was that we were actually working with the creator/director. We shot the actual intervention part of the show about a person with bulimia. It was mild compared to some of the other addicts that will be featured. Just watching the promos it looks like there's going to be alot of yellin' and screamin' going on. Our episode probably won't air until around April or May.

The castmember believes that they are part of a documentary about addiction and that's it but what they don't know is that their family and/or friends have planned an intervention and the featured person is taken by surprise with a psychologist and family/friends to finally attempt to confront them and get them help. Unlike other "reality" shows, we were told that we COULD NOT cut for any reason and that there would be no re-enacting at all. It had to be captured the first time. We were shooting with 3 DVX-100a systems in 30P and 1 PD-150 as the master wide attached to a ceiling mount.

Intervention
www.aetv.com/intervention

Sounds pretty cool! It's on A&E (one of the 4 channels I really only watch) so I'll keep an eye out for it.

Yep. The promos for it have been running quite a bit this last week.

The Productoin is not at all Top of the Line but it is a Quantam leap in the usual Realtor "Virtual Tour". I wish more Realtors offered this as we are inthe market for a home and ONLINE it's hard to judge with bad photos; the best way to compete is to adapt.

I totally agree. I would much rather move through the spaces with video than manipulate them with 360 imaging. I am not as concerned with the production value as much as the rate. The actual production of the content is not really hard but is time consuming and if they can pay their bills and staff with all that goes with it producing each one for $119.00 then good luck to them. I don't think they will be around after a couple of years or sooner at those rates especially with technology advancements further leveling the field with affordable media delivery solutions. What would their customers think if they suddenly raised the price to around $1000.00 like the rest of us charge after realizing that it couldn't be pratical at that low rate? I bet they wouldn't be happy. They have set a precedent by offering that low rate. Like I said earlier, if the market production value goes down, they can only go down from $119.00 to keep their huge margin of competiveness with the rest of us that charge fair market value and we will still have room to make a living.

I've seen worse. The idea of racing through to get the whole house is one thing, but the lack of production values screams "video as a hobby". And a thread on w/a lens running auto-iris with extreme ballel distortion .... enough said.

In my market, the base rate is a buck fifty up to 250 for executive homes. I get it because of the look, the audio quality and the well written scripts. It takes no longer to do this way.

James I am curious about the rates in your marketplace.

I haven't done any home tours on regular basis because of the lack of interest in my area for various reasons with cost being the main one. So, I can't give you typical rate for my area. Here is a relative thread with a demo (4 posts down) I did a while back.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21134&highlight=Real+Estate+Tours

Hahh, that's pretty good!

Well, I posted the first episode here last month, so this is number 2.

Check it out if you get a chance.

It's about a computer programmer who's been sucked into tthe internet.

Yes, like Tron. Only dumber.

http://www.cowboyandjohn.com/images/gemberling_2.wmv

This will NOT be appropraite for people who are offended by swears, or are at a stifiling corporate work environment.

Sequel # 8 brings you directly into the heart of Germany: Dortmund - the search of Dr. Clausen will go on.

Be part of the most creative film project on the net!

Best regards


Volker Krieger

www.kettenvideo.de

The multi award winning short film Blackwater Elegy (www.blackwaterelegy.com) will be screening this Friday evening March 11 at the Damah Film Festival (www.damah.com/festival.html#sch), as part of the Nominated Films (www.damah.com/nominated_films.html) in the 30 minute category at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills.

Synopsis:

The death of a close mutual friend threatens the sanctity of the one place on earth where J.T. and Hollis, in their 70's, feel most secure, their favorite fishing hole. A stark confession tests the boundaries of true friendship and a realization sparks the light of hope as they face the consequences of the choices they've made in life.

Directed by Joe O'Brien and Matthew Porter, Blackwater Elegy (www.blackwaterelegy.com) stars Barry Corbin (www.imdb.com/name/nm0179224/) (One Tree Hill, Northern Exposure) and John Cullum (www.imdb.com/name/nm0191633/) (Law & Order: SVU, ER).

Blackwater Elegy (www.blackwaterelegy.com) has won 6 Best Short Film Awards. John Cullum (www.imdb.com/name/nm0191633/) won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2004 Tambay Film Festival for his portrayal of J.T. And I (www.imdb.com/name/nm1389377/) won the Best Cinematography Award at the 2004 Thunderbird International Film Festival for my work on the film.

I'd love to hear feedback from anyone that gets a chance to see the film.

Jon,

Will it be showing around NYC anytime soon? Love to see it.

Although he's been working on this for a long time, I thought I'd give it a plug now that it's nearing the end of principal photography.

I'm actually not a technical person on this shoot, I'm acting in this one, but it's shot with a Canon Xl1s and my XM2 as a second cam when necessary. Dialogue is recorded in cam with my ME66.

It was funny cause I had to basically force the gear on him, cause being a visual artist he was so preoccupied with the video that he was just thinking "We'll get audio with the on cam mic".

The story is a pretty basic romantic comedy, but the thing about this film that got me interested in the first place, was all the effort that the director is doing in the special effects department (On a very low/no budget film to boot). Models flown on cranes, bluescreening, matte painting etc. You can read all about it on the effects page.

Anyway the site is StrideMovies (http://stridemovies.com) where you can read about the film, actors, effects etc. It's a pretty basic site but there's some interesting info in there.

Aaron

Michael,

Blackwater Elegy (www.blackwaterelegy.com) has been selected to screen at the 2005 International Festival of Cinema and Technology. The 2004 IFCT had screenings in London, Sydney, Los Angeles, Orlando, and New York. The schedule for the 2005 tour has yet to be announced. I'm hoping that this years IFCT will finally bring Blackwater Elegy (www.blackwaterelegy.com) to New York City!

However, for a fellow New Yorker, maybe a copy could be made available... Email me privately and I'll see what I can do.

Damn...I'm really looking forward to seeing this. Let us know when its done!

Hello all,

i posted many clips from our doc here earlier but I thought I'd let everyone know our webpage launched recently. We will be adding more clips to the page later.

www.behindforgotteneyes.com

email me at the anthony@namelessfilms.com with your comments.

Also, we are looking for help (sorry no pay) for sound mixing and other post production work. If interested let me know.

Bests
DVX South Korea

I just wanted a little feedback on this video. It was done for extremely low budget in one day, so I know the quality is not that great and the actors...well, short notice...and some of the scenes didn't work out the way I wanted them to because of the extremely low budget. Anyway, this was my second one and this is the rough cut.

For some reason, it turned out fine when you're viewing it on a television, but online, some things are dark. The beginning and end shots are stock footage. Alright, enough preface...

I would appreciate any comments, questions, feedback, etc...thanks.

Phil Whitman "Monsters"
For Windows Media: www.philwhitman.com/monsters.wmv

For Quicktime: www.philwhitman.com/monsters.mov

Don't stop believing..

nice
even funnier than the first episode

Thanks Dave!

I appreciate the feedback.

-C

c'mon guys... no replies... its for the troops for god's sake!

:)

alright... i'll give you the direct clip links...

http://www.cringehumor.net/fullmetalcomedy/clips/

Thanks,
Kirill

your sense of humor amuses me. you may live...

art film. gotta love it. a friend of mine is an art major @ OU and i went to one of the art film screenings one night just because. the theme was gender inequality or something. the gem of the night was watching the entire godfather part 1 upside down and in reverse in black and white for about 5 minutes. wow.

Looks like a bad art film.

I've watched maybe ten or twenty abstract collages and non-linear "visual narratives" that film students and passionate nutcases have put together.

When these things go seriously wrong--too much innovation, not enough talent--films like this are truly painful to watch. When they're done well, there's a method to the madness. You end up with a film that's beautiful, hypnotic, or even watchable.

Yours looks like it was badly on purpose. If you took out the random titles (which for all I know, came from your original project), I think you would have more success sneaking in under the radar at film festivals. Hell, if you took out the pitch change and the jazz, you might have something pleasant to watch.

Michael

PS: I love falling teddy bears. There's something poetic in the slight shimmying motion that your bear has, as the air currents catch in its synthetic fur on its flight down toward the camera lens.

Hey everyone, I just got the website up for my new film called "Matchbook Morning". Check it out and watch the trailer and let me know what you think! You can find it under the media page, then videos. I would suggest watching the 23 meg mpeg1 , it should stream pretty well if you have cable internet.

As for equipment, we are shooting with a Canon XL2 and Sony VX2100, and lighting with canned lights from home depot. Also using standard condenser mics. We're pretty low budget...but pleased with how it's all turning out.

Any feedback would be great! Thanks!

www.dropframefeatures.com

Brandon

Congratulations with the film.
I think it was great! Good framing and look to it all, but the thing that really struck me was the feel!
It was very moody and gave you a very interesting impression of the story.
I am looking forward to seeing the final project.
Great job!

Thanks for the response! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Any other thoughts?

I tried to edit to say this, but could not...I just wanted to clear up, I'm not trying to promote the band or spam on here, I just wanted feedback on the video, they are just hosting it on their site. That's why I put the link on there to the video the way I did. I just thought I'd clear that up because a friend of mine pointed out that it may have came across that way from the way I posted the link, etc. Anyway, I apologize if it did come across that way. Once again, any feedback would be appreciated.

Josh,

I really enjoyed the video. Some good ideas and execution. I liked the lighting on the band setups (band playing, piano, etc.).

Constructive criticism: I would have liked to see some close-ups of the band. The same couple wide shots over and over again got a little old. In a few of the angles, the singer was obscuring the drummer, that shot could have been composed better to show everyone as I found myself trying to look around the singer to see the drummer. In the band setups, the singer would be facing one direction in the shot from the left, and backwards in the shot from the right, it was a little distracting, discontinuous.

Anyway, that could be overly picky, but I really liked it (and the music, too).

Josh (another one who has two music videos under his belt)

Brandon

I watched your trailer with interest. I think you have a nack for combining moody music with arresting snippets. Initially the first few cuts turned me off with the shaky camera and not so terrific lighting, but as it progressed I started wondering about the characters. The shots of the actors reactions are particularly affecting. There appears to be natural-ness to your directing style that will help this feature along (centering your student film with a student cast at a school is a good idea).

My biggest concern is your camera work: Needlessly shakey at times...especially the wide shots where the horizon is moving all over the place, and a couple of the follow shots (I know steadycams are expensive)...it will really depend on the strength of the acting and story as to whether this will be a problem or not. I've seen great films shot exclusively hand-held that work; too many others that just make me dizzy.

Regardless, it's inspiring. Just the kind of film I wish I could make if I wasn't so old and tired!!.

Barry

(one note..I'd consider reshooting the shot of the guy in the car with the reflections...the reflections are too strong. Try a polarizer to lessen them slightly, or add some reflected light to the interior to bring him up a little...I knew he was in there, but I really had to search for him.)

Barry,

Thanks so much for the response. Yes, we have some shaky camera work...actually, most all of it is purposeful. I draw a lot of inspiration from DV films such as Manic, and Pieces of April, where there is a little shake to the camera on hand held shots to give it that "documentary" feel.

Ha, you're right, steady cams are expensive...we are doing what we can on the college student budget. I probably will look at getting a polarizing filter for some of the car stuff, that's a good suggestion.

Thanks again for the response!

Hey everyone,
It's been awhile since I've posted anything, we've been in the process of doing post-pro on a lot of projects and are finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

We recently participated in Ohio University's 3rd annual 48 hour film competition, Shoot Out. Teams received an assigned prop, line of dialogue, and genre and had 48 hours to write/shoot/and edit a piece. (Some of you may remember Detonate, a crazy short musical we made last year for this competition, which although was DQ'd for being 5 minutes late, went on to take MTVu's Best Film on Campus award)

This year our promps were: a robe, "fast-forward through this", and Action/Adventure.

We ended up with CLIMAX:
http://pleasure.par-t-com.net/projects.html

In other news, we entered that 5 second Cadillac film competition and to our suprise got aired during the Oscars in the commercial breaks. It was suprising, 'cause we didn't move on to the finalist round, but somehow were chosen to be placed into the 15 second Cadillac spot that aired twice during the Academy Awards. It featured a guy getting ready to go sledding only to realize it's not winter...Maybe you saw it, but if you blinked, you may not have.

Hope you enjoy CLIMAX, and we'll be sure to post more projects as they are finally completed.

EDIT: Forgot to say, we ended up winning with Climax but the competition was rough. Last year there were only something like 6 entries, this year there were 27!